"Senior Brother Liu, calm down!"
A blue-robed student stepped forward and lowered his voice in persuasion.
"Jiang Donghua was able to refine a pill-patterned Bone-Mending Pill. That's genuine skill! Even if Elder Mo Xuan favored him, he couldn't possibly cheat for him to that extent!"
Another companion nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Senior Brother! If he truly has such talent, his future achievements will be limitless. Why make an enemy of him?"
Liu Qingya suddenly turned his head, his eyes bloodshot as he stared fixedly at the companion who had spoken. His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping together.
"You... are lecturing me?"
The others recoiled half a step at his savage expression and hurriedly waved their hands.
"No, no! We only..."
"Only what?!"
Liu Qingya cut him off sharply, his clenched fists cracking.
"You've all been scared out of your wits by him too? He's just some nobody, strutting around on Mo Xuan's favor, and you're already cowards?!"
His voice was nearly a roar, drawing the attention of several passing students in the distance.
A female student who was usually quite close to Liu Qingya bit her lip and spoke softly.
"Senior Brother Liu, we aren't afraid of him... It's just that, if he really has that ability, then his potential..."
"Potential?!"
Liu Qingya sneered, his eyes flashing with almost obsessive madness.
"Bullshit potential! How could anyone in this world jump from a Dou Zhe to a Dou Shi in half a year, then casually refine a pill-patterned Bone-Mending Pill?!"
He suddenly grabbed his companion by the collar. His voice was extremely low, yet every word cut like a blade.
"No matter how monstrous Jiang Donghua is, he's nothing but rootless duckweed!"
"Mo Xuan can protect him for a while, but can he protect him forever?!"
The companions exchanged